About

Dr Joel Busher is an Associate Professor at the Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations (CTPSR), Coventry University. His primary research interests are in the social ecology of political violence and anti-minority politics, and the implementation of counter-terrorism policy and its societal impacts. His book, The making of anti-Muslim protest (Routledge), was awarded the British Sociological Association’s Philip Abrams Memorial Prize. He tweets @joel_busher.

Research Interests

Citizenship, Civil Society, Conflict, Conflict Resolution, Contentious Politics, Democracy, Ethnic Conflict, Extremism, Governance, Human Rights, Local Government, National Identity, Nationalism, Political Violence, Security, Social Movements, Terrorism, Political Sociology, Identity, Agenda-Setting, Comparative Perspective, Ethics, Mobilisation, Peace, Policy Implementation, Political Activism, Protests, Activism, Policy-Making

Current/Upcoming Events

Standing Groups and Research Networks

• Political Violence
• Political Sociology
• Extremism and Democracy